Elderly woman dies in Auburn fire

Cause remains under investigation

UPDATED 11:16 AM EDT May 28, 2013

AUBURN, Maine -

A woman died Tuesday morning after a fire broke out at her home at 6 Second St. in Auburn.

The State Fire Marshal's Office identified the woman as 82-year-old Marilyn Bonney. Investigators said Bonney was found in the kitchen of her first-floor apartment. Bonney's dog, cat and two birds also died in the fire, according to Steve McCausland, a spokesman for the Maine Department of Public Safety.

Deputy Fire Chief Geoff Low of the Auburn Fire Department said a passerby reported the fire around 3 a.m. Firefighters forced their way into the apartment building, where they found the woman unconscious, Low said.

Bonney was the only person living in the building, Low said

The woman was pronounced dead at the scene, Low said. Her name is not being released until her relatives can be notified, he said.

No one else lived in the two-story building, according to Low. Investigators from the Maine State Fire Marshal's Office are working with the Auburn Fire Department, the Auburn Police Department and the city of Auburn's Electrical Division to determine what caused the fire, Low said.

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